We planted a
seed in spring.
我们在春天种下了一粒种子。
Creativity is the
seed of great invention.
创造力是伟大发明的种子。
He is the number one
seed.
他是头号种子选手。
When the fruit ripens, the seed comes.
果子成熟时，种子就成熟了。
If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.
如果不去动的话，冬萝卜会在春天开花结籽。
"The application of cutting-edge technologies can not only shorten the seedling cultivation time by 5 to 7 days but also save 30 percent of seed quantity and increase yield by more than 40 percent," said the company.
该公司表示：“应用尖端技术不仅可以缩短5到7天的幼苗培育时间，还可以节省30%的种子数量，提高40%以上的产量。”。
Apart from its regional headquarters and three trading companies in Shanghai, United States agriculture and food company Cargill has built an innovation center, a shared service center, an oil seed crushing plant, three feed mills and a food technology company in the Yangtze River Delta region.
除了在上海的地区总部和三家贸易公司外，美国农业和食品公司嘉吉还在长三角地区建立了一个创新中心、一个共享服务中心、一家油籽粉碎厂、三家饲料厂和一家食品技术公司。
The program offers support to farmers involved from seed selection, soil improvement and cultivation to final procurement, contributing to the country's rural vitalization.
该项目为农民提供从选种、土壤改良和种植到最终采购的支持，为国家的农村振兴做出贡献。
Syngenta Group China, a business unit of seed and crop protection as well as nutrition product manufacturer Syngenta Group, plans to build more Modern Agriculture Platform (MAP) -themed farmland in China to help cut water usage and improve soil quality in the coming years, said an executive.
一位高管表示，先正达集团（中国）是种子和作物保护的业务部门，也是营养产品制造商先正达集团，计划在未来几年在中国建造更多以现代农业平台（MAP）为主题的农田，以帮助减少用水，改善土壤质量。
Syngenta Group, the Swiss seed and crop company and a subsidiary of Sinochem Holdings Corp Ltd, has withdrawn its STAR market IPO (initial public offerings) application and has submitted an application to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's main board, the company said in a statement on its website.
先正达集团在其网站上的一份声明中表示，瑞士种子和作物公司、中化控股有限公司的子公司先正达集团已撤回其STAR市场IPO（首次公开募股）申请，并已提交在上海证券交易所主板上市的申请。
"It was like a seed which has now become Tencent Cloud and Smart Industry.
“它就像一颗种子，现在已经成为腾讯云和智慧产业。
Sales at Corn Seed & Traits decreased by 15.8xa0percent (Fx & portfolio adj. )
玉米种子和性状的销售额下降了15.8个百分点（Fx和投资组合调整）
Soybean Seed & Traits business expanded in Latin America thanks to higher volumes and prices.
由于产量和价格的上涨，大豆种子和性状业务在拉丁美洲扩张。
It is gratifying to learn that the fifth CIIE will have a special subsection for the crop seed industry for the first time.
令人欣慰的是，第五届国际作物种子博览会将首次设立作物种子产业专场。
Global seed and crop giant Syngenta Group's selection of Shanghai's Nasdaq-style STAR Market for its proposed mega IPO will likely accelerate the use of the company's technologies in China's agricultural sector and further consolidate the nation's grain security, analysts said on Monday.
分析师周一表示，全球种子和作物巨头先正达集团选择上海纳斯达克式的STAR市场进行其拟议的大型IPO，可能会加速该公司技术在中国农业部门的使用，并进一步巩固国家粮食安全。
Syngenta Group China, the global seed, crop protection and nutrition product manufacturer, launched a digital-themed agricultural contest earlier this week to bolster modern agriculture and digital economy in rural areas across China.
全球种子、作物保护和营养产品制造商先正达集团中国公司本周早些时候发起了一场以数字为主题的农业竞赛，以支持中国农村地区的现代农业和数字经济。
Corn Seed & Traits posted sales gains, primarily due to price increases in all regions.
玉米种子和性状的销售额有所增长，主要是由于所有地区的价格上涨。
Sales at Soybean Seed & Traits were level with the prior-year period (Fx & portfolio adj.
大豆种子和性状的销售额与上年同期持平（Fx和投资组合调整。
Syngenta Group, the global seed, crop protection and nutrition product manufacturer, saw sales revenue surge 26 percent on a yearly basis to $8.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to fiscal data released on Thursday.
周四公布的财政数据显示，全球种子、作物保护和营养产品制造商先正达集团2022年第一季度的销售收入同比增长26%，达到89亿美元。
Syngenta Group, the global seed, crop protection and nutrition product manufacturer, saw sales revenue surge 23 percent on a yearly basis to $28.2 billion in 2021, according to fiscal data released on Thursday.
周四公布的财政数据显示，全球种子、作物保护和营养产品制造商先正达集团2021年的销售收入同比增长23%，达到282亿美元。
"Before launch, global brands should set up low-cost programs to seed interest with Chinese audiences, gauge demand and recalibrate brand messaging to make them distinctive and relevant in China… and then support demand through cross-border intermediaries that are less expensive than setting up a flagship store outright," he said.
他说：“在推出之前，全球品牌应该建立低成本的项目，以激发中国观众的兴趣，衡量需求并重新调整品牌信息，使其在中国具有特色和相关性……然后通过跨境中介支持需求，这些中介比直接开旗舰店还便宜。”。
At Corn Seed & Traits, sales were up 9.2 percent (Fx& portfolio adj. )
玉米种子和性状的销售额增长了9.2%（Fx和投资组合调整）
Bayer grew sales by double-digit percentages at Herbicides (15.4 percent), Fungicides (13.8 percent) and Soybean Seed & Traits (14.9 percent) on a currency-and portfolio-adjusted basis.
经货币和投资组合调整后，拜耳在除草剂（15.4%）、杀菌剂（13.8%）和大豆种子与性状（14.9%）方面的销售额增长了两位数。
Soybean Seed & Traits benefited from higher volumes and prices, particularly in North America and Latin America.
大豆种子和性状受益于更高的产量和价格，特别是在北美和拉丁美洲。
Healthcare, the seed industry, deep processing of agricultural products, exhibitions and international trade have become key areas for economic cooperation.
医疗保健、种业、农产品深加工、展览和国际贸易已成为经济合作的重点领域。
The patty will be served on a sesame seed bun with tomato, lettuce, pickles, onions, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and a slice of American cheese.
In the UK, the burger will be truly vegan as it will be made with vegan cheese on a vegan sesame seed bun.
Due to a shortage of smart agricultural equipment, most farmers in Ecuador still rely on manpower to seed, fertilize and spray pesticides on their land.
The building of a national strategic system on agricultural input emergency guarantees should be accelerated and improved, so as to guarantee agricultural production and food security, said a senior executive of an agrochemical giant and seed producer.
"We will continue to invest in our commercial strategies - premiumization, commercial expansion and digital transformation in China, to accelerate business recovery and seed future growth opportunities," he said.
Budweiser Brewing Co APAC Ltd, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed brewer, will continue to invest in premiumization, commercial expansion and digital transformation in China this year to accelerate its business recovery and seed future growth opportunities, said a senior executive.
Corteva Agriscience, a US-based agricultural chemical and seed company, said it would strengthen its efforts in China to help boost agricultural seed breeding sector and maintain national grain security.
The company boasts more than half of the seed resources worldwide.
The document, released in February, encourages new technologies to achieve better breeding and suggests stronger protection of intellectual property rights in breeding as well as a sound commercial breeding system with a group of leading seed companies.
Compared with advanced countries, China's seed industry has a lot of ground to make up.
Sesajal first participated in the CIIE in 2018, when it brought a sample of its high-quality chia, an ancient Mexican seed rich in nutrients and antioxidants.
Apple has also been partnering with its suppliers to implement an education initiative called Supplier Employee Education and Development Program, which is often abbreviated as SEED, for more than a decade.
In 2019, over 150,000 suppliers' employees benefited from the SEED program, the US company said.
On Feb 28, a level-3 virus seed bank was established and batch production of the vaccine for clinical trial registration started.
The fund provides seed funding for students around the world when they have innovative ideas and creative suggestions to improve methods in battling the virus.
The group's Wuhan subsidiary in Hubei province is currently cultivating the virus, while the Beijing subsidiary is building the virus seed stock together with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention," said Yang Xiaoming, chairman of CNBG.
Sinopharm is also known as China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Two affiliates of China National Biotech Group Co Ltd (CNBG), Sinopharm's subsidiary for vaccine and biological medicine, are working around the clock developing inactivated vaccines, and the Wuhan subsidiary in Hubei province is currently cultivating the virus, while the Beijing subsidiary is building the virus seed stock together with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
ChemChina encouraged its overseas companies to participate in the second CIIE in Shanghai, and five of them including Syngenta AG, the Swiss agrochemical and seed producer, Elkem, the Norwegian material manufacturer, and Adama, an Israeli crop protection company, took part and signed agreements with various domestic partners.
ChemChina encouraged its overseas companies to participate in the ongoing second CIIE in Shanghai, and five of them including Syngenta AG, the Swiss agrochemical and seed producer, Elkem, the Norwegian material manufacturer and Adama, an Israeli crop protection company, are taking part and signed agreements with various domestic partners on Wednesday.
"The company said it will inject a 100 million yuan ($14.1 million) seed fund targeting startups in China, fostering innovation in realms across healthcare, life sciences and performance materials, all of which are closely related to Merck's core and relevant businesses.
The seed investment is meant to help the startups reach the next value inflection point within 18-24 months.
"This year, the US, China, Germany, Russia and Turkey are expected to be the top five markets for nut and seed products.
It has product and service offerings with a robust combined pipeline across seed germ plasm, biotech traits, crop protection, seed-applied technologies and digital agriculture.
CXY61, an online education startup, is not only looking to teach women coding skills and provide seed capital to make their entrepreneurial dreams a reality, but also address the vast gender disparity in the sector.
"With this project, we want to plant that visionary seed in their mind so that in coming years they can come up with new ideas to make this society a better living place.
In addition to supplying blended edible oil, it also produces corn oil, sunflower seed oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil and soybean oil.
So in our sector it is no surprise that China is committed to introducing better and more effective agricultural technology, including crop chemicals, seed varieties and traits.
China is the second-largest seed market in the world and this provides a great opportunity for international seed companies as well as agriculture cooperation both here in China and globally.
"The tests on the hybrid varieties were implemented in 230 sites, spread over 2,000 hectares of land, mostly in experimental bases or local farms," said Chen Zhaobo, general manager of CNSGC Hybrid Wheat Seed (Beijing) Co, a subsidiary of China National Seed Group Co under Sinochem Group Co, that is responsible for the hybrid wheat promotion project in Pakistan.
In addition, nearly 50 percent of the available farmland in Pakistan is used for wheat crops, said Zhang Shengquan, manager of the scientific research department with CNSGC Hybrid Wheat Seed (Beijing) Co. Muhammad Arif, a professor at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, said in a recent interview that hybrid wheat cultivation will help Pakistan to conserve a lot of land for growing other important agricultural products.
Song Weibo, vice-president of the agriculture business unit at Sinochem and general manager of China National Seed Group Co, said the former will continue its efforts to promote hybrid wheat in Belt and Road-related countries and regions.
"With this deal, our customized agronomic solutions will be comprehensive, covering seeds, seed treatment and crop protection, which will be optimized by digitalization, so using fewer products in a far more directed way," Kremer said.
They focus on high-efficiency agriculture, grain seed breeding, new energy vehicles, new and high technologies, finance, marine economy, tourism, special feature towns and reconstruction of shanty towns, according to Yang Sitao, Party secretary and chairman of Hainan State Farms.
He said Hainan State Farms will be given priority in developing the natural rubber, grain seed breeding and modern tropical agriculture industries, making the State Farms group a new growth point of the local economy and national demonstration zone for special feature tropical agriculture.
When he jumped on China's technology fever bandwagon, Gao believed he had every reason to be confident: he had solid financial resources from an earlier success in the electronic tool business, plus 1 million yuan ($158,000) in seed funding from an old friend.
CHICAGO — "I'm a farmer so I want to do things that benefit farmers worldwide," Harry Stine, founder and CEO of the world's largest private seed company Stine Seed, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.75-year-old Stine grew up on a farm in US midwest state of Iowa.
"On the farm I grew up on, we would raise a small quantity of seed, sell it to the neighbors and the margins were very small.
Its soybean and corn seed genetics also have a strong presence in South America and other international markets.
Stine Seed joined US President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in their visit to China last month, and signed an important collaborative agreement with one of its local partners in China.
With this new platform, Stine Seed hoped to further strengthen its young but rapidly increasing presence in China, and to expand more efficiently and effectively.
Stine Seed entered China about seven years ago.
The seed company is now cooperating in both corn and soybean research with several Chinese companies.
"Stine Seed's exports to China are minimal at present.
We'll export small quantities of seed that haven't reproduced in China and distribute it there.
In face of widespread concern that farmers may become dependent on his seeds, Stine said it is okay for the farmers to keep some seed of their own.
Responding to frequent criticism that all Stine Seed has is yield, Stine said frankly: "That's true, we admit that.
Earlier this month, COFCO International, COFCO's overseas investment and management platform, has agreed to sell the seed business of grain trader Nidera BV to agribusiness giant Syngenta AG.
[Photo/IC]COFCO Corp, China's biggest foodstuff conglomerate by revenue, announced its overseas investment and management platform COFCO International has agreed to sell seed business of grain trader Nidera BV to agribusiness giant Syngenta AG on Monday.
The move to sell the seed business of Nidera is an important step that will help COFCO International to enter into new strategy goal.
Meanwhile, Syngenta will provide a strong platform to Nidera's seed business, and the deal will be conducive to Nidera's long-term development.
Chuang Plus has incubated over 380 startups with a total seed money of several billion dollars.
"The group has a big reputation, and is the only listed company in China that specializes in ecological restoration, seed technology and state-of-the-art grass cultivation operation.
[Photo/Agencies]Shareholders' acceptance paves way for completion of China's biggest global takeoverChina National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina, said on Friday that shareholders of Syngenta AG, the Swiss agrochemical and seed producer, have accepted its $43 billion takeover bid, paving the way for completion of China's biggest international acquisition deal.
Through strategic cooperation with high-quality domestic resources, Bangpu has established China's largest and most genetically diverse living seed bank for white-leg shrimp.
The meeting outlined key measures including building a sci-tech innovation platform for the sector, and launching a series of actions to enhance the seed industry.
Regarding the seed industry, Qian urged improvements in the sharing and cooperation of innovative resources, and stepping up the integration of innovation, industry, funds and talent.
Through strategic cooperation with high-quality domestic resources, Bangpu has established China's largest and most genetically diverse living seed bank for white leg shrimps.
These include seed production, automobiles, aircraft manufacturing, shipbuilding, securities, banking and insurance, said He Yadong, the ministry's spokesman.
The exhibit is the Michelin tire made from sustainable materials, including natural rubber, recycled carbon and steel, as well as extracts from orange peels, lemon peels, rosin, and sunflower seed oil.
Seeds are considered the "chip" in the agricultural industry and, with seeds in hand, Jinan Xuechao Seed Industry Co Ltd entered markets in many countries along the Belt and Road, including Egypt, and brought huge economic benefits to African countries, said Zhang Xuechao, general manager of the company.
"From production to circulation and to consumption, we will promote improved seed varieties, quality improvement, brand building, and standardized production, strengthen the basic infrastructure facilities such as distribution centers, and facilities for processing, warehousing, packaging, and cold chains," Song said.
The bank has also lent 25.6 billion yuan to nurture the seed industry and 234.4 billion yuan to upgrade farmlands so far this year.
"For the first time this year at the CIIE, a special zone within the business exhibition area will be set up for seed suppliers and artificial intelligence companies.
Dutch vegetable breeding and seed production company Rijk Zwaan, the fourth-largest of its kind in the world, will be present in the special zone.
The province's exports of agricultural products increased 38.8 percent, with export volumes of seed and apple juice surging 53.1 percent and 77.2 percent, respectively.
The expo will set up new zones for agriculture seed industry and artificial intelligence.
In 2021, China National Seed Group set its new headquarters in Sanya's Yazhou district, which is turning into a hub for the seed research institutions and companies in China.
"It may push up commodity prices in the short term, especially in the face of soaring global food prices, which will further fuel food inflation around the world," he said, adding it will generate some pressure in terms of transportation and prices on China's imports of two major agricultural products of sunflower seed oil and corn from Ukraine this year.
The country could also strengthen trade and cooperation with major grain-exporting countries in the world, invest more in research and development of seed products and promote the development of the domestic seed industry, as well as improve utilization of genetic-modification technologies in the agricultural sector, he added.
In November, the company reached a series of trade agreements on grain, oil seed, cotton, coffee, and packaged oil with a wide range of Chinese partners during the 4th China International Import Expo held in Shanghai.
The webinar, held by the bureau and the China National Seed Association, is the first promotional event for the fifth edition of the annual trade fair.
Liu Fuxue, deputy director-general of the CIIE Bureau, said the expo hopes to provide a platform for international exchanges among global seed companies.
Jiang Xiexin, vice-president and secretary general of the association, said that apart from preparing the subsection, the association will also organize a Seed Industry Development Cooperation Forum during the 5th CIIE.
This forum will feature leading domestic and foreign seed companies to exchange insights on new trends, technology, products and equipment in the industry.
Ma Zheng, vice-president of Cargill China, which is the current chair of the Agricultural Products Industry Special Committee for CIIE, said the committee will cooperate with seed companies to hold more related events in the future.
Stocks of A-share agriculture companies also rose an average 0.55 percent, led by the 10 percent increase of Shandong Denghai Seeds Co Ltd. Analysts from Huaxi Securities wrote in a note that the central regulators have increased their support to the seed industry and an action plan to revive the industry is likely to be released in the near future.
"China is the world's biggest market for us," said the seasoned merchant, who has participated in the CIIE for four consecutive years from 2018 to 2021, with Afghan saffron, Turkish honey, chocolates, and olive and sunflower seed oil on display for visitors.
Efforts should be made to ensure the country's grain output remains above 650 million tonnes, solve the two key issues, namely seed and arable land, and secure a good start for rural and agricultural modernization, according to authorities.
It added that private equity securities firms and funds should seek development in the city while small asset management companies will be supported in setting up seed funds in Shanghai.
He said Hainan is actively cultivating strategic emerging industries -- digital economy, new materials and modern biomedicine, and future economies that include agriculture as well as the seed industry, deep sea economy and aerospace industry.